UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 21, 2017
Versum Materials, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 1-37664 | | 47-5632014 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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8555 South River Parkway, Tempe, Arizona | | 85284 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(602) 282-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Versum Materials, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on March 21, 2017. There were present at the meeting, either in person or by proxy, holders of 98,714,286 shares of common stock which is 90.78% of the shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting and which constituted a quorum.
Proposal One - Election of Directors:
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Nominee | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
Seifi Ghasemi | | 89,187,001 | | 2,842,468 | | 6,684,817 |
Guillermo Novo | | 91,735,432 | | 294,037 | | 6,684,817 |
Jacques Croisetière | | 91,730,484 | | 298,985 | | 6,684,817 |
Dr. Yi Hyon Paik | | 91,666,335 | | 363,134 | | 6,684,817 |
Thomas J. Riordan | | 91,606,589 | | 422,880 | | 6,684,817 |
Susan C. Schnabel | | 91,620,744 | | 408,725 | | 6,684,817 |
Ambassador Alejandro D. Wolff | | 90,998,913 | | 1,030,556 | | 6,684,817 |
Proposal Two - Ratify the Appointment of KPMG LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2017:
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For | | Against | | Abstained |
98,286,696 | | 307,722 | | 119,868 |
(99.56% of the votes cast) | | | | |
Proposal Three - Approve, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, the Compensation Paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers ("Say-on-Pay"):
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For | | Against | | Abstained | | Broker Non-Votes |
89,650,716 | | 2,175,045 | | 203,708 | | 6,684,817 |
(97.41% of the votes cast) | | | | | | |
Proposal Four - Recommend, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, whether a Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation Paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers Should Occur Every One, Two or Three Years ("Say-on-Frequency"):
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1 Year | | 2 Years | | 3 Years | | Abstained |
82,842,600 | | 431,634 | | 8,597,192 | | 158,043 |
(90.01% of the votes cast) | | | | | | |
With respect to the frequency of the Say-on-Pay vote, the Company has determined to hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation paid to its Named Executive Officers each year until at least the next Say-on-Frequency vote.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | Versum Materials, Inc. | |
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Date: March 22, 2017 | | By: | | /s/ Michael W. Valente | |
| | | | Michael W. Valente | |
| | | | Senior Vice President Law and Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary | |